A St. Petersburg attorney is asking a Tallahassee prosecutor to investigate whether Gov. Rick Scott and three Cabinet officials violated the state's open meetings law.

A St. Petersburg attorney is asking a Tallahassee prosecutor to investigate whether Gov. Rick Scott and three Cabinet officials violated the state's open meetings law.

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Updated: 6:12 PM EST Jan 28, 2015

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WEBVTT WE'LL GET YOU AN UPDATE AS SOON AS MORE DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE. A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR ALLEGED HE AND MEMBERS OF THE CABINET VIOLATED STATE SUNSHINE LAWS AS PART OF THE GROWING SCANDAL FUEL BID THE FORMER TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE STATE WHO CLAIMS HE WAS FORCED OUT BY RICK SCOTT. GREG, IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH REPLACING THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT. THERE'S NOT. BUT THE FORMER FDLE COMMISSIONER SAYS THE REASON WHY HE WAS FORCED TO QUIT IS SOMETHING TAXPAYERS OUGHT TO KNOW. HE DESCRIBED THE GOVERNOR AND HIS STAFF AS MICRO-MANAGERS WHO WERE TRYING TO TELL HIM HOW TO DO WIZ JOB OF PROTECTING THE PEOPLE FLORIDA. TODAY THE GOVERNOR WAS ASKED AGAIN ABOUT THOSE ALLEGATIONS. GERALD BAILEY WAS GIVE THEN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP DOWN. HE DID. GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT'S BUDGET ADDRESS WAS CONSUMEED BY THE FIRESTORM FOLLOWING THE ABRUPT EXIT OF GERALD BAILEY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. BAILEY TOLD THE TAMPA BAY TIMES HE WAS FORCED TO QUIT BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO LET SCOTT PRESSURE HIM INTO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, HIRING SCOTT'S FRIENDS, AND HAVING HIS AGENTS CHAUFFEUR SCOTT'S ELECTION TEAM. SCOTT SAYS EVERY ALLEGATION AGAINST ONE, THAT HE HAD A CAMPAIGN STAFFER ASK BAILEY FOR POLITICAL ADVICE, IS FALSE. THE ATTACKS AGAINST ME ARE ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE AND RIDICULOUS. A LOT OF THE ATTACKS HAVE BEEN AGAINST MY STAFF. ALL THOSE ATTACKS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ONLINE. AND THEY'VE BEEN REBUTTED. BECAUSE BAILEY CLAIMS SCOTT'S ADVISOR TOLD HIM THE GOVERNOR HAD THE FULL COOPERATION OF THE CABINET IN FIRING BAILEY TAMPA ATTORNEY WEIDNER BELIEVES THEY BROKE SUNSHINE LAWS BY MEETING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND HAS FILED A COMPLAINT REQUESTING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. WEED NEAR TOLD ME, QUOTE... BUT AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER ADAM PUTNAM INDICATES THE GOVERNOR MAY HAVE LIED TO HIM AND OTHER CABINET MEMBERS ABOUT BAILEY'S DEPARTURE. AT BEST YOU WOULD SAY THERE'S A GREAT MISCOMMUNICATION. BUT WE WERE MISLED AS TO THE TIMING AND THE PROCESS OF HOW THAT WOULD BE HANDLED. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY WHO RECEIVED THAT CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. HE IS A DEMOCRAT. HE TELLS ME HE IS STILL REVIEWING THE COMPLAINT BUT THAT A QUOTE FROM A NEWSPAPER INDICATING THERE MAY BE A

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A St. Petersburg attorney is asking a Tallahassee prosecutor to investigate whether Gov. Rick Scott and three Cabinet officials violated the state's open meetings law.